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The Society's process improvement manager on where legal firms should start in looking for process efficiencies, and some recent changes made at Drumsheugh Gardens

A former solicitor and claims manager reflects on the role of checklists in his own working life and how they are best used to reduce the error count

Advice column: being the target of female comments is starting to get to me

A slightly tongue-in-cheek series, no 2: Be afraid to fail

Advice from the Society's Professional Practice team on what can and cannot be done under a speculative fee arrangement

Recent work of the Law Reform Department, including partnership prosecutions; High Hedges Bill; parliamentary petitions; street trading

The Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act made some important changes to protection laws, but many practitioners remain unaware of the reforms made

Articles published in the magazine January-December 2012 issues

Survey of the human rights issues raised by the proposed abolition of the corroboration rule

Despite the influence of the Cadder decision, there are still situations where common law fairness comes to the aid of the accused

Co-founder of a website with information for people caring for elderly relatives, offers some prompts on points to check with clients

Advice from LawCare on reducing stress due to email use, as the charity helpline sees an upturn in the overall number of callers seeking help

This month's selection of leisure reading chosen by the Journal's Book Review Editor

It is non-contentious lawyers who help clients to choose the form of proceedings that will govern their disputes, and this article provides some essential information for them

The financial barrier now presented by the Diploma prevents fair access to the profession, and solicitors should support a renewed commitment to fair access and reform needed to achieve it

Reviews of Personal Injury Practice in the Sheriff Court (Conway), Knowledge Management Handbook (Russell)

This month’s profile delves into the Council’s many committees and focuses on Graeme McWilliams, vice convener of the Technology Subcommittee

The fact has to be faced that the Government will only deal with the profession through the Society, and the LANT does not deserve to be pilloried for its actions over the amendment package

The Society is calling for all interested members to contribute to a review of how it should conduct legal aid negotiations in future, in the wake of the controversy over the contributions package

RoS's Title Investigation Service is gaining popularity as a way to identify and deal with problems in complex transactions at an early stage

Interview with Sir David Edward, who believes the Scottish and UK Governments are posing a threat to fundamental values of due process - a reason for supporting a UK Bill of Rights

Data on debtors and outlays from the 2012 Cost of Time Survey illustrate the scope for law firms to improve their cash position in the face of fallling profits

A new company charges regime is set to come into effect in April: a single regime across the UK jurisdictions, and one which should make life simpler

This year, CALM Scotland achieves 20 years of family law mediation. This feature describes how far it has come, and looks to the next challenge